Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun wants Sikhs to ensure that Hindus don’t celebrate Diwali in their homes and temples in Punjab and elsewhere by bursting firecrackers.
Controversy erupted when Muslim cleric Tauqeer Raza commented on the firecracker issue during Diwali and said that the extensive use of firecrackers was a waste of money.
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said that today Bharat can't compromise on even an inch of its borders and said we trust the determination of our soldiers.
The area PM is spending time in is an extremely inhospitable place, due to the very hot days and very cold nights. The terrain is also challenging. Prime Minister Modi has been spending Diwali with the troops since he took over in 2014.
Yogi Adityanath has declared it a grand festival and invited everyone to join in and the people of Ayodhya have also shown great enthusiasm to celebrate Diwali in a grand manner to welcome Lord Ram.
The anti-Hindu organisation HfHR, which has a history of siding with anti-India elements and terrorist organisations, was miffed since these Hindu institutions had participated in organising the Diwali festival at London's Trafalgar Square on October 27.
A video of Islamists threatening and abusing Hindu women in a residential society in Maharashtra's Taloja over Diwali lightings has gone viral on the internet.